High School Sports

Girls’ flag football entered a new era on the high school level last week when Saint Francis High squared off with Watsonville High in the teams’ season and program debut. Under cool gray skies, the Sharks charged onto Strawberry FIeld at St. Francis to take...

Aptos’ girls’ lacrosse program is wrapping up its third year of inception since it was freshly introduced as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic League in 2023.  Now they are on the cusp of a record-setting season that could result in a league championship...

SAN JOSE—Watsonville High senior forward Mateo Arias walked around the middle of the pitch, pumping both fists in the air and yelling “Vamos ” to his teammates. The Wildcatz boys’ soccer team had all the reason to celebrate after the defeating top-seeded Branham High, 2-1,...

After dropping its season opener, St. Francis is starting to get red hot following a 41-8 crushing victory over Harbor in non-league action Sept. 19.   With the win, the Sharks extended their win streak to three and currently own a 3-1 overall record.  “We are playing...

Watsonville sophomore Noel Navarro had three rushing touchdowns, and the Wildcatz defeated Monte Vista Christian, 42-41, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North football action Friday night. “This whole season he battled to get in the end zone and once that second time we called...

The Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 2-8. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Dominic Pierini (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian The standout Mustangs quarterback completed 29 of...

Aptos High senior Ella Boyes finished with a pair of top-five finishes during the finals of the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on May 23. But perhaps none was more meaningful to her than the performance she put on to...

APTOS—The Aptos High wrestling team is still overcoming the low turnout of wrestlers after nearly three years since the Covid-19 pandemic first broke.   So, when the Mariners began their season with substantially more athletes than the previous year, the primary objective for head coach Rudy...

Monte Vista Christian junior Julian Pizarro Jr. had a lot to celebrate on his birthday last week. But instead of receiving a bunch of gifts, he decided to give one to his team.    The Mustangs’ kicker knocked in a 34-yard field goal as time expired...

WATSONVILLE—There was a buzz going around the locker room shortly after the St. Francis High baseball team found out where it was placed in the Central Coast Section playoffs. That feeling of excitement is still lingering after the No. 4 seeded Sharks defeated No. 5...